The US Judicial Conference Tuesday recommended a complete review of judicial security inside and outside the courtroom after recent high-profile killings of a Georgia state judge and a federal district judge's family members . In its...
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Judicial Conference cites security as primary concern after killings
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Iraq insurgency increasingly made up of criminals, says Joint Chiefs head
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Environmental brief ~ DOT board rules against DC hazmat ban
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Criminals playing bigger role in Iraqi insurgency, top US general says
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Clement awaiting Senate confirmation as solicitor general
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Corporations and securities brief ~ SEC files lawsuit against Qwest executives
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Israeli president warns of renewed anti-Semitism as Holocaust museum opens
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PA court tosses clergy abuse suits due to statute of limitations
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New EPA mercury regs to cut emissions by 70 percent
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Number of federal appeals hits all-time high
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The insurgency in Iraq is increasingly made up of organized crime and hired criminals, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Richard Myers said Tuesday after visiting the country. Myers acknowledged that Saddam Hussein loyalists and insurgents from...
In Tuesday's environmental law news, the US Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board official website] has announced it has upheld a petition by railroad company CSX Co. that contends a Washington DC City Council prohibition...
The insurgency in Iraq increasingly is made up of organized crime and hired criminals, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Richard Myers said Tuesday after visiting the country. Myers said that Saddam Hussein loyalists and insurgents from...
Paul Clement is awaiting confirmation by the Senate after President Bush nominated him Friday as US Solicitor General, a position he has filled on an acting basis ever since predecessor Theodore Olson's departure for the...
Leading Tuesday's corporations and securities law news, the SEC has filed a lawsuit against former Qwest Communications International Inc. CEO Joseph Nacchio and six other former executives alleging they filed false financial statements that led...
At the opening of the new Holocaust History Museum in Jerusalem Tuesday, Israeli President Moshe Katsav warned of increasing anti-Semitism and called on European leaders to confront the problem. The ceremony was attended by leaders...
The PA Superior Court has dismissed clergy abuse lawsuits filed by 17 adults in the state because the statute of limitations had run on the claims. The alleged abuse dated between 1957 to 1983, but the plaintiffs...
The Environmental Protection Agency Tuesday issued new mercury regulations for power plants that are designed to reduce emissions to 70 percent of 1999 levels once fully implemented. The Clean Air Mercury Rule uses a...
The number of federal appeals cases filed in 2004 was a new all-time high, according to a report released Tuesday by the Administrative Office of the US Courts . There were 62,762 appeals filed last...
